Free Champion Rotation Indexabase September 26th Forecast

More accurate than Paul the Octopus, it's this week's Indexabase Forecast! Welcome everybody, I'm your host, Critdizzle! I just a moment we'll be bringing in the contestants and sacrificing a goat, so get your popcorn ready and take a seat.

HOW IT WORKS Not very well, usuallyFor the Type Casting logs, I count everything whenever it comes up. For example, if Ryze and Lulu were on the free rotation, then I would count that as two Mages, one Fighter, and one Support. I'll post the Type Casting log for the last several weeks so you can follow along.

TYPE CASTING LOG ((Key: A=Assassin, F=Fighter, MAG=Mage, S=Support, T=Tank, MAR=Marksman))

1. A) 2, F) 5, MAG) 5, S, 2, T) 2, MAR) 2 ((<-- Current Week))
2. A) 3, F) 5, MAG) 3, S) 2, T) 3, MAR) 2
3. A) 1, F) 4, MAG) 4, S) 3, T) 3, MAR) 2
4. A) 1, F) 4, MAG) 6, S) 2, T) 3, MAR) 2
5. A) 1, F) 4, MAG) 4, S) 3, T) 4, MAR) 2
6. A) 2, F) 4, MAG) 4, S) 3, T) 4, MAR) 2
7. A) 1, F) 4, MAG) 4, S) 3, T) 3, MAR) 2
8. A) 6, F) 6, MAG) 1, S) 1, T) 3, MAR) 2

ACCURACY AND FORECAST FOR SEPTEMBER 26th Well, this was my least accurate week. With a game like League of Legends where there are so many moving parts, it had to happen sometime. It's also a bit ironic(?) that in a recent Ask Riot it was mentioned that sometimes the player base is right, but most often they're wrong. ^_^;

Well as for the Type Casting, I once again only forecasted two delegations correctly: the Assassin and Marksman ones. For specific appearances this was my least accurate week, only foreseeing two- Tahm Kench and Rengar.

FORECAST: Assassin: Again, I think we won't be seeing many Assassins until the class-wide tweak. There will be no more than three next week, and between one and three I think I'll go with two yet again. Look out for Talon and Yasuo.

Fighter: I think I'll start to err on the higher side when forecasting the Fighter squad; as I have repeatedly mentioned, they are the most populated type. This week was a rare back-to-back large squad week, so I think they'll be more conservative next week and only send out four. No joke this time: expect Taric, as well as Olaf and Nocturne.

Mage: Another Mage got thrown into the mix this week, and expect they'll send out another four or five next week. Keep your eyes peeled for Kennen, Karthus, and Maokai.

Support: Everyone's favorite type is usually one of the more steady squads, and the currents indicate there will be three next week. Keep an ear to the ground for Leona, Shen, and Morgana.

Tank: After resting up this week I think the Tanks will be charging out the next, sending three. Watch the smoke signals for Blitzcrank, Galio, and Renekton.

Marksman: It seems Riot's fine with only two Marksman in the mix, and I haven't seen anything to indicate there will be any more than two, so expect two next week. When you smell lightning, it's a sing that Draven, Ezreal, or Kalista are coming.

Once again looking far ahead, scrying the new champ: as we have been shown, Ivern is on the way. It was speculated by Brofresco in his reveal reaction/analysis that Ivern might have some way of harnessing the jungle monsters' spirits without killing them. Doing it without killing them will not happen, but, Riot has proven many times they are not afraid of reusing certain game mechanics; that being said, I do think being empowered by the jungle monsters/taming them is likely. Two mechanics that might be reused are Nunu's and Mordekaiser's. Ivern might be like Nunu in that his ally buff(remember, Ivern is likely to be a Support+Assassin) will have a specific/additional effect based on the last jungle monster he killed. Or he might be like Mordekaiser in gaining them as a pet/summon after killing them, with their attacks having effects like when you use Smite on them. Or he might have both. Okay. Kit forecast for Ivern: Q: damage(with good scaling, as this will be his only direct damage skill), W: stealth, E: ally buff, R: jungle monster summon/taming. Also, his passive very well may be the monster-flavored buff, but for Ivern himself and also affecting his E. Also, Ivern will most definitely have lines directed to Riven. ^_^

Anyways, that's all for this week. Remember, Infinity Edge is the best item, and with a Teemo on the enemy team in ARAM or Ascension/Dominion only go for the heals when you're high on health.